US Code

Public Law 119-84 (04/18/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 410eee

Findings and purposes

(a)

Findings

Congress finds that—
(1)
section 1866(a) of title 18section 320102 of title 54 in 1946, Secretary of the Interior J.A. Krug, by means of the authority granted the Secretary of the Interior under and , established the Adams Mansion National Historic Site, located in Quincy, Massachusetts;
(2)
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1 See References in Text note below.
in 1952, Acting Secretary of the Interior Vernon D. Northrup enlarged the site and renamed it the Adams National Historic Site, using the Secretary’s authority as provided in the Historic Sites Act; 
(3)
Public Law 92–272 in 1972, Congress, through , authorized the Secretary of the Interior to add approximately 3.68 acres at Adams National Historic Site;
(4)
Public Law 95–625 in 1978, Congress, through , authorized the Secretary of the Interior to accept by conveyance the birthplaces of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, both in Quincy, Massachusetts, to be managed as part of the Adams National Historic Site;
(5)
Public Law 96–435 in 1980, Congress, through , authorized the Secretary of the Interior to accept the conveyance of the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, the burial place of John Adams, Abigail Adams, and John Quincy Adams and his wife, to be administered as part of the Adams National Historic Site;
(6)
the actions taken by past Secretaries of the Interior and past Congresses to preserve for the benefit, education and inspiration of present and future generations of Americans the home, property, birthplaces and burial site of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Abigail Adams, have resulted in a multi-site unit of the National Park System with no overarching enabling or authorizing legislation; and
(7)
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2 So in original. The word “that” probably should not appear.
that  the sites and resources associated with John Adams, second President of the United States, his wife Abigail Adams, and John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, require recognition as a national historical park in the National Park System.
(b)

Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the City of Quincy, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to preserve, maintain and interpret the home, property, birthplaces, and burial site of John Adams and his wife Abigail, John Quincy Adams, and subsequent generations of the Adams family associated with the Adams property in Quincy, Massachusetts, for the benefit, education and inspiration of present and future generations of Americans.

Pub. L. 105–342, § 2112 Stat. 3200 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593 49 Stat. 666 section 1866(a) of Title 18Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094 section 100101 of Title 54The Historic Sites Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is , , also known as the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act, which enacted sections 461 to 467 of this title. The Act was repealed and restated as , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 102303 and 102304 and chapter 3201 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by , §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, , , 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding .

Public Law 92–272Pub. L. 92–27286 Stat. 120 Pub. L. 92–27286 Stat. 121 , referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is , , . Provisions of relating to Adams National Historic Site appear at and are not classified to the Code.

Public Law 95–625Pub. L. 95–62592 Stat. 3467 Pub. L. 95–62592 Stat. 3479 , referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is , , . Provisions of relating to Adams National Historic Site appear at and are not classified to the Code.

Public Law 96–435Pub. L. 96–43594 Stat. 1861 , referred to in subsec. (a)(5), is , , , which is not classified to the Code.

Codification

section 1866(a) of title 18section 320102 of title 54Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e)128 Stat. 3272 In subsec. (a)(1), “ and ” substituted for “section 2 of the Historic Sites Act of ” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 105–342, § 1112 Stat. 3200

“This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998’.”
, , , provided that: